Don't YOU think the prices of weed are insane? - Page 54

Permabuzz · #**531** 10-04-2009, 09:51 AM

buying sucks! cant wait to move into my new place and start growing my own.. u guys will know cause ill be asking lots of questions

poplars · #**532** 10-04-2009, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Babs34

If I misread, I'm big enough to apologize. I'm often misread myself.
My frustrations with the pharmaceutical industry are warranted. I just see more harm than good.....and honestly, I just don't like the term "pothead" used while discussing it as a valuable medicine. If I was a bit aggressive with you...I am sorry.
My frustrations stem from actually having used in the past/currently these "wonder" drugs (as they are openly marketed to be)
I think it's a shame that I have a child who is being brought up in a society that will teach him that something as natural as MJ is an evil "drug." And, at the same time, they will teach society in general that these chemicals are science at its best---all while sending the message that the "pothead" is a "druggie"....while the actual drug addict is your common, sensible, legal....basically "the norm"...what is acceptable.
Kids today are making drugs I've never even heard of....from household chemicals to mixing what's in their parents medicine cabinet.
When I was in high school, the commonly used "drug" was MJ. The rich kids randomly bought coke on the weekends..most drank alcohol at one time or another.
I never got into the coke scene in HS...to me, that was the drug not needed to be explored...."that" was the "harsh stuff" in my high school days. Note that wasn't so long ago either.
We now see that the pharmaceutical industry has acknowledged the medicinal benefits.....but ONLY when adding their "patented" CHEMICALS. It matters not that in actual studies, the participants report the natural form to be most beneficial. They have NO right to label it a level one drug!!! And they have no right to place their patent upon MJ. That is just RIDICULOUS...and they KNOW it too. But, they will just keep on doing so, because to admit openly that it just is what it needs to be in its natural form.....LOSES them TRILLIONS in the long run.
Can you even imagine how many anti-depressants, painkillers, uppers, downers, anti-inflammatory, ETC. would diminish in value?....and therefore be taken off the market?
It will always be about the almighty buck .....not about what is good for you or your health.
The FDA is a JOKE. I know this from personal experience.
A couple of years ago, I was prescribed a commonly prescribed antibiotic. It left me partially paralyzed. After only having taken 3 doses, I knew it just had to be that medicine....this was by no means the norm for me.
I later googled the side-effects and learned that THOUSANDS across this country had a negative effects like mine..and worse.
I went to great lengths to report this to the FDA. I contacted them via the phone. I was told repeatedly I would be receiving a form to fill out and send back to them. I never received a thing. To the FDA, "thousands" are just insignificant.
Do I trust the industry that is supposed to be looking out for me? I will not put an ounce of faith into them.

yep, thanks for summing it up for me.

this is the essential problem with the pharmaceutics industry, they reject natural cures, and if there are plausible natural cures, they copy the chemical composition and patent it as an artificial drug.

fuck the FDA. and pharmaceutics.

overgrowem · #**533** 10-04-2009, 11:43 AM

Mj.could and should be available at a cost comparable to any other row crop,lettuce $1.50 a head,corn $.67 an ear, Tomatos $1.49 a lb.Okra $.99 lb..Give a good farmer 20acres,a John Deere, bulk rate chemicals,and a farmer's market system of distribution and the price will be below $5.00 per pound "guaranteed".

poplars · #**534** 10-04-2009, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by overgrowem

Mj.could and should be available at a cost comparable to any other row crop,lettuce $1.50 a head,corn $.67 an ear, Tomatos $1.49 a lb.Okra $.99 lb..Give a good farmer 20acres,a John Deere, bulk rate chemicals,and a farmer's market system of distribution and the price will be below $5.00 per pound "guaranteed".

actually if you scale that a bit differently, it's more likely to drop down to 50 bucks an oz. 5 bucks a pound is a ridiculous price for cannabis.

cannabis definitely works in a different scale than other agricultural crops.

happy hippi CAMBODIA · #**535** 11-14-2009, 11:47 AM

it seems to me the price for western grade weed has settled at about $10 a gram weather you're in astralia usa or even amsterdam. that can't be a coincidence so i don't think it'll ever be as cheap as lettuce. i live in a third world country (cambodia) where you can get a kg for $50 to $100 a kg but it's barely fit for chicken feed. however i've trained a grower to supply my coffee shop with western style outdoor and he recieves $750 a kg and it then gets sold through my coffee shop at $1.50 a gram. but remembr most of the locals get paid $1 or $2 a day. i wouldn't grow any where in the world for less than $10 a gram, i'd rather smoke it myself

sudshead · #**536** 11-20-2009, 11:10 AM

It takes a bit to grow, trim, cure and the risk. So I should go through that effort and give you a deal. I know people that get rid of pounds for $2500 to people with a medical card and thats stuff from mendocino from people that know what they are doing. It takes 8 hours or more to really trim a pound (it isn't fun).

If you can't grow your own, don't complain about the price

poplars · #**537** 11-21-2009, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by sudshead

It takes a bit to grow, trim, cure and the risk. So I should go through that effort and give you a deal. I know people that get rid of pounds for $2500 to people with a medical card and thats stuff from mendocino from people that know what they are doing. It takes 8 hours or more to really trim a pound (it isn't fun).

If you can't grow your own, don't complain about the price

god that's so lame, I hate how people bring this thread back up with a stupid monotonous comment like this . . .

Babs34 · #**538** 11-22-2009, 02:55 AM

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Originally Posted by poplars

god that's so lame, I hate how people bring this thread back up with a stupid monotonous comment like this . . .

My growing abilities are right on time, but I'm still willing to SHARE the damn joy, LOL.
I'm going to say it again. Never EVER should there entail the slightest greed when partaking of the herb.
Profits on a larger scale of growing should be minimal. Too many people out in the world like myself and Poplars who are willing to grow to put a smile on your face.

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